This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities ...

Amapiano - a genre born in South Africa's townships during the previous decade -- has rapidly evolved from a local blend of jazz and house music with traditional log drums into a pan-African ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A Beaumont dance group is keeping the legacy of swingout dancing alive, preserving a dance form that emerged from African American communities in the 1930s as an expression of joy ...

If you walked by Mulberry Arts Studios in the past couple of weeks, there's a chance you heard the sound of drums. Not just any drums — traditional African drums, called djembe, that are so ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- At King Elementary School in southwest Fresno, students have been learning about African American culture through dance. This year, 18 students at Martin Luther King ...

They had to compete with graduations, the incipient Memorial Day weekend holiday, and a dreary morning, but a trio of drummers and dancers nonetheless drew a crowd. Christian Adeti, Maxwell Ayivi and ...

“Bomba is not only a genre, it's kind of a lifestyle," one dancer said. As the nation commemorates Black History Month, Afro-Puerto Ricans are using their traditional dance and music -- Bomba -- to ...

Street Elite Dance Academy is enrolling kids ages 4-18 for its 2025–26 season. Classes include hip hop, majorette, tumbling and more.

EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- As we wrap up celebrating Black History Month, a Brooklyn family teaching African dance and drumming in public schools lost its rhythm after not getting paid for ...

Bakari Juma, another member of the troupe and an acrobatics performer for more than 10 years, said his dream is to become a ...